Star · Blue-white · Sagittarius

Kaus Australis

20 Sgr · HIP 90185

Low after darkLow · southwest · 1° at 20:20

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Where is Kaus Australis?

Times for LondonChange city

Low in the southwest, at most 1° up around 20:20 in Sagittarius.

Rises: 16:18
Highest: 18:28
Sets: 20:39
Best after dark: 20:20 · 1°

Can I see Kaus Australis tonight?

From London tonight, Kaus Australis stays low while the sky is dark: at best 1° above the southwest horizon around 20:20. You’ll need a clear, flat view in that direction.

At magnitude 1.9 it is one of the brighter points in the sky, easy to see by eye when it’s clear.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

What does Kaus Australis look like?

Kaus Australis looks blue-white to the eye. Its spectral type is A0V: white main-sequence star (hotter than the Sun).

Eyes

A blue-white point of light, visible even from many towns when it’s clear.

Binoculars

Brighter, and its blue-white color is easier to see.

Telescope

Still a point of light: no amateur telescope shows a star’s surface.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

About Kaus Australis

Kaus Australis is a star in Sagittarius, shining at magnitude 1.9. Its spectral type, A0V, marks it as: white main-sequence star (hotter than the Sun).

Kaus Australis in Sagittarius

Its constellationSagittarius Another starSirius Another starCanopus 3° awayMessier 69 4° awayMessier 70 GuideStargazing for beginners

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